The Building Tradesman Newspaper

Dan Lee was dripping with sweat and caked with dust and debris. He'd been at
his job at an electronics recycling company for just a few weeks, sorting and
testing cables and wiring from old computers and telephones. That bulky,
cast-off home office Compaq computer that someone bought from Circuit City in
the '90s? This is where it has come to die. And Lee's job was to see if any of
its proverbial organs could be donated to modern tech equipment in need of a
transplant. ..

CINCINNATI – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit heard arguments
June 18 on whether to toss out or uphold a ban on state and local governments
participating in construction project labor agreements (PLAs) in Michigan. ..

Many of Michigan’s bridges are in a fix: 12 percent are classified as
“structurally deficient,” ranking our state’s spans No. 18 among the worst
performers in the U.S. Overall in the U.S., 11 percent are considered
structurally deficient. ..

Construction employment increased by 7,000 in May, helping to push the
industry’s unemployment rate down to the lowest May level in five years,
according to an analysis of new government data released June 7 by the
Associated General Contractors of America. Association officials said the
relatively positive jobs report for the sector underscores the need to address
potential shortages of skilled workers. ..